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WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 4D07-3497.

993 So.2d 1179 (2008)

Christopher Dale WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 12, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and John Pauly, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

GROSS, J.

Christopher Williams pleaded no contest to three crimes and reserved his right to appeal the denial of a motion to suppress evidence. Because the handcuffing of Williams during a temporary detention amounted to an unlawful seizure, we reverse two of the convictions. We affirm the drug paraphernalia conviction, finding that the evidence was uncovered in a vehicle search to which Williams consented.

Deputy Shane Snyder of the Okeechobee County Sheriff...

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